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Negro /= Negrito so stop comparing both. It's unfortunate that blacks in Latino communities are inured by this term of "endearment", but don't expect someone like me takeit in stride especially if it comes from someone like excellence or sandman.
World doesn't revolve just around English and the US my man. You probably shouldn't judge people from other cultures/using different languages if you don't fully understand the context.
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in certain parts of Latin America, the usage of negro to directly address black people can be colloquial. It is important to understand that this is not similar to the use of the word nigga in English in urban hip hop subculture in the United States, given that "negro" is not a racist term. For example, one might say to a friend, "Negro ¿Cómo andas? (literally 'Hey, black-one, how are you doing?'). In such a case, the diminutive negrito can also be used, as a term of endearment meaning 'pal'/'buddy'/'friend'. Negrito has thus also come to be used to refer to a person of any ethnicity or color, and also can have a sentimental or romantic connotation similar to 'sweetheart' or 'dear' in English.In other Spanish-speaking South American countries, the word negro can also be employed in a roughly equivalent term-of-endearment form, though it is not usually considered to be as widespread as in Argentina or Uruguay (except perhaps in a limited regional or social context).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro#Latin_America_(Portuguese_and_Spanish)He's also from Uruguay, a country where the use of this type of term in a friendly way is fairly common.
This post was edited by ofthevoid on Jul 23 2021 03:04pm